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Post by sean on Apr 14, 2024 14:47:51 GMT -6
Bought (6) CAPI BT50’s at a great price…now I have 8! Whenever they are back in stock I’d like to build a LC25 and a LC40 to finish out a 10 space rack
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Post by sean on Apr 13, 2024 7:13:02 GMT -6
I bought an Avion Retro Flyer Deluxe Preamp for my Rhodes and also an action restoration kit which maybe on a slow weekend I’ll get around to doing. Just trying to get the studio keyboards in tip top shape
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Post by sean on Apr 12, 2024 11:32:31 GMT -6
Hmm
FabFilter Pro-Q 3 Sonnox Oxford Dynamics or PSP OldTimerME SoundToys EchoBoy LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven ShaperBox (for all things modulation)
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Post by sean on Apr 11, 2024 18:45:36 GMT -6
seanRegarding tictac bass. Any experience with baritone guitar vs bass vi? Which works better for this stuff? Doesn’t really matter…baritone works great and honestly what most people use/have. I don’t see too many Bass VI’s. Duane Eddy has brought his signature Gretsch one to a few sessions and it’s incredible…but hard to justify a $3500 6 string bass. I’m sure the Squire is great
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Post by sean on Apr 9, 2024 7:19:36 GMT -6
In the process of getting my Hammond C3 fired up I learned about all the things wrong with my Leslie, so I order a new crossover, driver, and bass speaker. Nothing in my Leslie was original, it didn't even the right ohms speakers, so hopefully it'll sound better back to stock spec What bass speaker and treble driver did you go with? What model Leslie is it? It's a 147 that had the amplifier changed to a 122. I went with an Atlas PD-5VH driver and Weber 15F200 bass speaker from Tonewheel General
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Post by sean on Apr 9, 2024 6:47:55 GMT -6
In the process of getting my Hammond C3 fired up I learned about all the things wrong with my Leslie, so I order a new crossover, driver, and bass speaker. Nothing in my Leslie was original, it didn't even the right ohms speakers, so hopefully it'll sound better back to stock spec
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Post by sean on Apr 4, 2024 11:30:53 GMT -6
Did Big Al’s for lunch today. Great food and dudes from Mass running the place, so that was cool. Think we’re going for a Ryman tour this afternoon and Wood Brothers show at Ryman tonight. Big Al’s is the greatest, solid choice!
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Post by sean on Apr 3, 2024 17:49:04 GMT -6
Any spots with killer bao buns? Love to find more bluegrass spots too. We’re probably gonna be tied up with my bud tonight, tomorrow, and Friday dinner. Later Friday and all day night Saturday look free right now. Probably gonna try to do the hall of fame and studio b tour on Sunday. Sunday night probably still open too. Wood brothers show is a possibility for tomorrow night. Xiao Bao for sure I think the Station Inn is taken over by Tin Pin South this week. If I were in town Saturday I’d go see Guided By Voices
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Post by sean on Apr 3, 2024 7:39:43 GMT -6
Tonight (Wednesday) Frank Evans Band is at Jane’s Hideaway, which is a smaller club/cocktail lounge in East Nashville. Really good bluegrass if that’s your thing. At Dee’s Lounge in Madison Kenny Vaughn from Marty Stuart’s band is playing with his Dave Jacques (John Prine) and Jeffery Clemens (G Love & the Special Sauce). The Descendents and Circle Jerks are playing Brooklyn Bowl but that’s probably sold out but I hate that I’m not in town for it! If you go to Jane’s Dino’s is a good bar with great burgers. If you go to Dee’s Pinky Ring Pizza is amazing or Tacos Y Mariscos is probably the best Mexican in town…not a fancy joint but where the locals eat
It’s Tin Pin South, which is a songwriters/industry festival and that’s going on all over town. Their website is tough to navigate but maybe someone you want to see is playing
I’m pretty out of touch when it comes to the new restaurants but near where you are staying is Fido, which is a good coffee spot with food that you can collect your thoughts and figure out how to spend your day! There’s some nice storefronts to walk around and check out in that area as well.
I’d also recommend going to the 12th South Area which has a lot of great lunch and dinner spots and some places to walk around and shop/check out. It’s 10 minutes from where you’re staying, good shopping and tons of restaurants
Robert’s Western World is the best bar for music on Broadway if you are going to go into that scene. I’d recommend doing that Wednesday or Thursday unless you just love crowds and drunks
If you’ve never seen a show at the Ryman I’d recommend it and the Wood Brothers, which are incredible, play Thursday. Black Pumas are doing two nights as well and Courtney Marie Andrews is opening and she’s wonderful
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Post by sean on Mar 31, 2024 6:50:40 GMT -6
Neumann KH80 blew my mind and are probably still the best speaker I've found for home use...upgraded to KH150's and while they do sound better I think the little Neumann's are best for low level listening. The DSP helped with the 140Hz null in my room that's pretty much impossible to get rid of acoustically.
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Post by sean on Mar 30, 2024 15:08:53 GMT -6
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Post by sean on Mar 30, 2024 7:16:59 GMT -6
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Post by sean on Mar 30, 2024 6:38:09 GMT -6
Tightly lining up vocal doubles/harmonies with essentially a single click. Vocalign Ultra and Revoice also offer the option to match tuning. Big time saver for big vocal stacks that need some love. So it's for singers who can't accurately track their own voice. I guess there's autotune for singers who have trouble pitching, so why not software to fix timing issues as well. Fair enough. It’s also popular for post production where dialog is ADR and you need it to match the original audio so it line up with the picture. And when you get things to mix and the vocals aren’t as tight as I think they should be or the client ask if there’s anything I can do to help…it comes in handy in those situations
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Post by sean on Mar 28, 2024 20:51:45 GMT -6
For sale I have an API The Box console with Sterling Modular Plan B desk and 3 TT patch bays with custom Mogami wiring by Skinny Fish Audio. New the console runs over $16,000, the desk over $7000, and the wiring would be well over $5000. Every connection on the console is wired to the patch bay using Mogami wire and Neutrik connectors. There’s 16 in and out on DB25 connections to use with converters, 24 in and outs on XLR for outboard, and plenty of additional cabling and spare bay space to expand however you need. Everything on the console is tested and working. There’s some cosmetic signs of use and I reupholstered the right side arm rest because it was torn when I bought it. This version of The Box has 4 microphone preamps, 2 channel with 550A EQ’s, and 2 500 series slots for EQ or compression. There’s two channels of 527 compression that can be dual mono or stereo linked and can be assigned to the program buss or to channels 1 through 4. Each channel has a balanced insert, full size faders, and my favorite feature is the “0dB” fader bypass switch for the summing section. This allows you to bypass the faders and use the console like a traditional summing mixer for easy recalls. It also have a comprehensive center section with talk back. This is a killer set up that’s as plug and play as something this gets. I thought I’d use this at home but it’s way more than I need in my basement! $13,000 for everything. This is an insane deal, less than the cost of the desk and cabling. I’d consider trades for a matched pair of Neumann M49V. Maybe something else but there’s over $25,000 worth of stuff in this package so keep that in mind before offering me something. Located in Nashville, TN, pick up only
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Post by sean on Mar 28, 2024 12:29:24 GMT -6
I love my Audeze LCD-5 headphones. Crazy expensive but probably the best purchase I’ve made in a long time. Honestly less fatigue than with speaker. Just looked up what those go for. Yikes! Cheers, Geoff For what it’s worth I think I paid $2750 from a dealer, and they regularly have B Stock sales. Honestly I’ve spent that much on microphones I rarely use so something I wear for 6 to 8 hours a day it really has already paid for themselves The LCD-X and MM-500 are a nice option.
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Post by sean on Mar 28, 2024 4:55:00 GMT -6
I love my Audeze LCD-5 headphones. Crazy expensive but probably the best purchase I’ve made in a long time. Honestly less fatigue than with speaker.
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Post by sean on Mar 27, 2024 8:19:52 GMT -6
I set mine to British mode at 600 ohm for a cleaner more hi-fi sound. What source do you use it mainly on? Mine is mostly on vocals, but I wish I could get another one. It sounds great even with the compression off! I dig it! Then again I could use it on any source with stellar results I set mine to Brit mod 600 ohm but still getting a to compressed sound. Especially for strumming. what is your input and output set to ? Slow attack? Release? I could never get my BG-2 or BG-1 to sound “clean or transparent” but everyone’s idea of that is different. Does yours have the sidechain high pass filter? That might help it not be so grabby. Mine didn’t have that feature
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Post by sean on Mar 26, 2024 18:36:13 GMT -6
Bought yet another AKG C460B but only because it had a CK1 capsule, the A60 adapter, and one of those A51 knuckles which alone sells for more than I paid for it.
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Post by sean on Mar 26, 2024 16:57:45 GMT -6
Buzz SOC is a great choice for this. Also, I think overlooked is the Avalon AD2044
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Post by sean on Mar 24, 2024 6:33:02 GMT -6
The secret is T Bone regular band of musicians he works with are some of the greatest musicians in the world. This is also a Cowboy Jack Clement technique, is to have everyone in the room playing quietly with no headphones. T Bone has been known to do that as well. A great band in a great room (T Bone likes Sound Emporium A…which is a Jack Clement studio original and was built to record without headphones) can mix themselves without headphones. Everyone’s playing to a common time. Everyone’s forced to listen to each other and not have a totally different headphone mix from everyone else. With a talented band and the right style of music, it’s great. It works for a lot of what he does. And probably what he’s talking about with “doubling” the bass is having upright bass and tic tac (baritone or octave guitar) playing the same part. Again, nothing new, they’ve been doing it in Nashville for 70 years. Originally it was to get the bass to be heard on AM and car stereos. For Alison Krauss and Robert Plant Dennis Crouch is playing upright and Viktor Krauss is playing 6 string bass. If there’s a specific record or question you had I probably know or can find the answer…I work with everyone in that crew pretty regularly I will definitely take you up on that. I'm building a little T-Bone list to see if I can figure out what in the world he's saying. I gotta get a couple of these albums in a lossless format and play them on my living room speakers. But yeah, he specifically mentions doubling upright with 6 string bass playing octaves. That just seems like a LOT of low frequency information. Although I guess it depends on where the six string is in terms of level. There’s not a lot of low end in the traditional “tic tac” bass sound. Usually it’s palm muted and played with a pick so you are really only getting the “attack” of the note. You’re really using it to get a lot of midrange, while the upright bass has the low fundamentals. Dennis Crouch uses gut strings, which have a nice “thud” and he’s incredible at controlling the sustain of the notes to where they aren’t taking up too much space for too long. That’s really the key to bluegrass or traditional country bass…if you play a “1-5” (root fifth) pattern or are playing an upbeat song without controlling the resonance and sustain of the instrument, it’s a low frequency nightmare. A lot of players, especially in the studio, will dampen there bass with a mute or a pillow under the bridge, or put their knee/leg against the back to cut down on some of the sustain. Not much different from a kick drum…you don’t always want that sustain hanging over mucking things up. Also…look up the credits for Dennis Crouch and Viktor Krauss. They are two of the most accomplished bassist in Nashville, not just country and bluegrass but also jazz and pop. Also, to answer another comment, T Bone is an accomplished musicians in his own right, but as a producer he’s also all about the vibe. He’s like Rick Rubin, but he can actually play guitar. And, while he might not be able to answer technical questions or “mix” a song, that’s not really his job. His job is to manage the personalities in the room and be the person everyone looks to when they ask “how’s it sounding” and everyone respects the answer. And the band of musicians he’s put together don’t need a lot of direction. I mean, with Stuart Duncan, you just say “play the fiddle” and it’s going to be amazing. He just so happens to be a great mandolin, banjo, and guitar plays as well. But again, that’s another job of a producer…getting the right group of musicians in the room for the project.
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Post by sean on Mar 23, 2024 20:14:10 GMT -6
The secret is the regular band of musicians T Bone works with are some of the greatest musicians in the world.
This is also a Cowboy Jack Clement technique, is to have everyone in the room playing quietly with no headphones. T Bone has been known to do that as well. A great band in a great room (T Bone likes Sound Emporium A…which is a Jack Clement studio original and was built to record without headphones) can mix themselves without headphones. Everyone’s playing to a common time. Everyone’s forced to listen to each other and not have a totally different headphone mix from everyone else. With a talented band and the right style of music, it’s great. It works for a lot of what he does.
And probably what he’s talking about with “doubling” the bass is having upright bass and tic tac (baritone or octave guitar) playing the same part. Again, nothing new, they’ve been doing it in Nashville for 70 years. Originally it was to get the bass to be heard on AM and car stereos. For Alison Krauss and Robert Plant Dennis Crouch is playing upright and Viktor Krauss is playing 6 string bass.
If there’s a specific record or question you had I probably know or can find the answer…I work with everyone in that crew pretty regularly
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Post by sean on Mar 22, 2024 6:15:21 GMT -6
When I’m sent something for mixing and there’s too much snare or the snare pokes out too much the Waves BSS DRP-402 with the high frequency emphasis side chain filter in does a nice job of grabbing the snare without effecting the tone of everything else around it. Also stereo.
If I’m tracking something and the snare or honestly sometimes the rack tom sounds too loud compared to the rest of the kit I usually try my Overstayer SVC, which is stereo. Any SSL style compressor can work nicely as well.
I think a side chain filter so the toms or kick are really triggered as easily is helpful if it’s grabbing that stuff and shifting the imagine around.
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Post by sean on Mar 21, 2024 21:16:51 GMT -6
Highland BG-1 and BG-2. Just couldn’t gel with them. But I sold both for significantly more than I paid so not really a regret I guess
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Post by sean on Mar 20, 2024 16:09:27 GMT -6
Bought a DOD R870 stereo flanger/doubler that’s been on Marketplace for a year…we’ll see if it works when it arrives. Definitely cheaper than a MXR 😆
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Post by sean on Mar 17, 2024 13:14:08 GMT -6
True ! But note that on the Aurora(n) you can now install a "Monitor" extension, up to 2 IN & 4 OUT with increased headroom that equals the +24dBu headroom of the Hilo. www.lynxstudio.com/custom-shop/ Oh cool that’s wasn’t an option I don’t think when I had my 32x32 Thunderbolt interface
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